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Howard kept to his word and made no attempt to touch Jasmine. They spent a delightful afternoon, running in and out of the sea to swim, finishing off the remains of the picnic, and chatting under the palm trees on the beach. Jasmine no longer felt awkward with him. She found him relaxing and congenial company now she had got to know him better. His admissions about his family and his feelings about his dead brother had warmed her towards him. It was hard to think of him as bigheaded anymore. Yes, he did occasionally indulge in a spot of bragging about his work, but it was more in a spirit of enthusiasm for the job than outright boasting. He told her that his boss had hinted that, if he kept up the good work, he might be chosen to drive Sir John Hay around the estate when the Chairman o
